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Wikimedia Foundation becomes official EQUALS Global Partner
6 June 2018 -- The EQUALS Global Network Partnership is pleased to announce that the Wikimedia Foundation has become the latest official...
Press Release
Jun 6, 20183 min read
Meet Charbel, a software engineer bridging the gender digital divide in Lebanon
The Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
Dr. Nayla Fahed Zreik
May 25, 20183 min read
Uncovering HERstory at the United Nations
The United Nations has its own Hidden Figures story around its creation. Hidden Figures is the story of black female mathematicians who...
Ursula Wynhoven and Kadiatou Sall-Beye
May 24, 20182 min read
Female space explorers share their experiences bridging the digital gender divide on World Telecommu
ITU celebrated the annual World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) Thursday at the ITU headquarters in Geneva,...
ITU News
May 17, 20183 min read
Computer scientist Francesca Rossi on artificial intelligence: trustworthiness is key, gender divers
This year’s AI for Good Global Summit took place in Geneva, Switzerland, 15-17 May. Hosted by the International Telecommunication Union...
EQUALS
May 17, 20184 min read
Improving the Representation of African Women in Machine Learning and AI
In anticipation of ITU’s AI for Good Summit, Ms. Kathleen Siminyu has been invited to give her perspective on why women’s voices are...
Kathleen Siminyu
May 14, 20183 min read
Strengthening women’s leadership roles in e-trade: Q&A with Arancha González
ITU News recently had the opportunity to speak with Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), to...
ITU News
May 14, 20183 min read
Meet Ariane, A Daring Innovator Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in Rwanda
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
Digital Opportunity Trust
May 11, 20182 min read
Meet Kijoi, A Young Woman Bridging the Gender Digital Divide in Tanzania
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create...
Digital Opportunity Trust
May 11, 20182 min read
Miss Geek Africa promotes Girls in ICT at Transform Africa Summit
“What started as a small idea in Rwanda is now a part of the Smart Africa agenda,” said Lucy Mbabazi, President of Girls in ICT Rwanda....
Josephine Nyiranzeyimana
May 11, 20183 min read
Global Tech Companies Gather to Advance Gender Equality
On May 8, 2018, leaders gathered in Palm Desert California to form the Male Champions of Change Global Technology Group. The group’s work...
EQUALS
May 8, 20182 min read
My Experience at Girls in ICT Day as a Mentor and Workshop Facilitator
To celebrate last week’s Girls in ICT Day, ITU organized a half-day event at the ITU headquarters, where over 150 schoolgirls...
Maria Alandes Pradillo
May 4, 20183 min read
#STEMintheCity: Insights from the Municipality of Milan
In anticipation of the Girls in ICT Day on April 26th, EQUALS caught up with Roberta Cocco, the Councilor for Digital Transformation and...
EQUALS
Apr 30, 20182 min read
GSMA Marks International Girls in ICT Day with Events around the World
GSMA Regional Offices Invite Girls to Explore Career Opportunities in ICT Sector London: The GSMA will celebrate the annual ITU...
Press Release
Apr 26, 20183 min read
Papua New Guinea celebrates Girls in ICT Day
Girls in ICT Day activities have started in Papua New Guinea! In support of the international day to empower girls with ICT skills, the...
Carole Cholai
Apr 25, 20182 min read
Inspiring the next generation of Girls in ICT in the Caribbean (VIDEO)
How can we inspire girls to take up the new technologies that will be key to well-paying jobs in the 21st century? SheLeadsIt, a global...
ITU News
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Girls in ICT Day: Transforming the lives of women and girls – through ICTs
International Girls in ICT Day will be celebrated on 26th of April 2018, with the theme “expand horizons, change attitudes.” ITU...
Brahima Sanou, BDT Director, ITU
Apr 23, 20184 min read
The Digital Gender Divide, Universal Design, and Intersectionality
In ICT Discovery museum, ITU and the Mission of the United States in Geneva co-organized workshops for local school girls on satellites,...
Rannveig Alette Skjerve and G. Anthony Giannoumis
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Leveraging the Power of ICTs for Rural Women and Girls at the 62nd Commission for the Status of Wome
Participants from Liberia and Malawi at the end of a six-month solar engineering course in March 2012. Photo Credit: UN Women/Gaganjit...
EQUALS
Apr 6, 20186 min read
Several UN Member States Share Progress on Women and Girls in Media and ICTs
Participants at #MeToo, Women in the Media: From Outcry to Action, a side event during the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status...
EQUALS
Apr 4, 20183 min read
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